Hebrew Interlinear
Esther 9:2 Interlinear
“gathered themselves together The Jews in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus to lay hand on such as sought their hurt and no man could withstand them of them fell for the fear upon all people”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | נִקְהֲל֨וּ | H6950 | gathered themselves together | to convoke |
| 2 | הַיְּהוּדִ֜ים | H3064 | The Jews | a jehudite (i.e., judaite or jew), or descendant of jehudah (i.e., judah) |
| 3 | בְּעָֽרֵיהֶ֗ם | H5892 | in their cities | a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) |
| 4 | בְּכָל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 5 | מְדִינוֹת֙ | H4082 | throughout all the provinces | properly, a judgeship, i.e., jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region |
| 6 | הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ | H4428 | of the king | a king |
| 7 | אֳחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ | H325 | Ahasuerus | achashverosh (i.e., ahasuerus or artaxerxes, but in this case xerxes), the title (rather than name) of a persian king |
| 8 | לִשְׁלֹ֣חַ | H7971 | to lay | to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications) |
| 9 | יָ֔ד | H3027 | hand | a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v |
| 10 | בִּמְבַקְשֵׁ֖י | H1245 | on such as sought | to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after |
| 11 | רָֽעָתָ֑ם | H7451 | their hurt | bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) |
| 12 | וְאִישׁ֙ | H376 | and no man | a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) |
| 13 | לֹֽא | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 14 | עָמַ֣ד | H5975 | could withstand | to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive) |
| 15 | לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם | H6440 | them | the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi |
| 16 | כִּֽי | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 17 | נָפַ֥ל | H5307 | of them fell | to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative) |
| 18 | פַּחְדָּ֖ם | H6343 | for the fear | a (sudden) alarm (properly, the object feared, by implication, the feeling) |
| 19 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 20 | כָּל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 21 | הָֽעַמִּֽים׃ | H5971 | upon all people | a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock |
Verse Context
Esther 9:1Now in the twelfth month month Adar...
Esther 9:2 (current)gathered themselves together The Jews in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus to lay hand on such as sought their hurt and no man could withstand them of them fell for the fear upon all people
Esther 9:3 And all the rulers of the provinces and the lieutenants and the deputies and officers...